HAND WASHING REMINDER DEVICE AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method for ensuring hand hygiene compliance, said method comprising the steps of:
- sensing whether a person has washed their hands;
determining a hand wash state of said person'"'"'s hands;
indicating said hand wash state of said person'"'"'s hands; and
alerting at least one individual of said hand wash state of said person'"'"'s hands.
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Abstract
A device and method for reminding people to maintain hand hygiene. Further a device and method for reminding people to perform hand washing and obtaining hand hygiene compliance data in a patient care environment, which may be a hospital, a nursing home, or a food service facility, which may be a restaurant or cafeteria. A device and method for using accelerometry and/or additional sensor cues, which may include the sound of running water and/or alcohol odor, for sensing when a person has washed their hands, and for using accelerometry information and other cues to determine when a person has touched something, thereby contaminating his/her hands.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for ensuring hand hygiene compliance, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing whether a person has washed their hands; determining a hand wash state of said person'"'"'s hands; indicating said hand wash state of said person'"'"'s hands; and alerting at least one individual of said hand wash state of said person'"'"'s hands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for ensuring hand hygiene compliance, said apparatus comprising:
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a sensing device, said sensing device for determining a hand wash state; an indicating device, said indicating device indicating said hand wash state of said person; and
an alerting device, said alerting device alerting at least one individual of said state of hand wash said of said person'"'"'s hands. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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